The Swaisland Trust

Analysis

The Swaisland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Swaisland Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £115k, spending 328% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £35k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Swaisland Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willingham Combined Charity (£35k), Dormer's Hospital Charity (£35k) and Tattersall's Almshouses (£35k).